SGT ALEXANDER BLACKMAN NEWS AS MARINE A IS RELEASED FROM PRISON

Ten months after his release from jail, Sgt Alexander Blackman (pictured with his wife Claire Blackman) has joined a new scheme supporting wounded servicemen find work. He declared: ‘I cannot stress enough how great it feels to be useful again to society - and to be able to contribute to the household finances again.’ Yesterday he attended the official launch of the new service, called ExFor+ , at the Houses of Parliament. Sgt Blackman – known as Marine A – said he wanted to devote himself to helping those in need. He spent 1,277 days behind bars for shooting a mortally-wounded Taliban fighter in Afghanistan....read

Frances Blackman’s son Alexander became the country’s most talked-about Royal Marine when he was jailed for life – on his mother’s 74th birthday – after the most controversial episode of the Afghan war.

At the end of his appeal hearing judges said their decision would 'take some time' – but they appeared to rule out a retrial. His wife Claire left the Royal Courts of Justice to huge cheers from supporters.

Goaded beyond what many of us would regard as reasonable endurance yet again, Sgt Al Blackman barely registered a flicker of emotion as he was told by the High Court he would not be home for Christmas.

Sergeant Alexander Blackman – believed to be the only British serviceman ever convicted of murder on the battlefield – was locked up as a ‘political scapegoat’ for failings by top brass, say supporters.

Commissioned by the Royal Navy’s Fleet Commander, Vice Admiral Sir Philip Jones, and conducted by a respected Royal Marine brigadier, the investigation into the court martial of Sergeant Alexander Blackman took almost a year longer than expected.

Military chiefs are plotting to cover up a damning report that could help free Sgt Alexander Blackman jailed for murder with top brass planning to 'sweep under the carpet' evidence that could clear the Marine.